Today, we are excited to announce a new set of capabilities coming soon in the Smart Home Skill API that enables developers to ensure that customers always have the supplies required for their device to run at its best, and earn revenue while doing so.

We are thrilled to announce the LEGO MINDSTORMS Voice Challenge: Powered by Alexa – an opportunity for Alexa developers, LEGO MINDSTORMS enthusiasts, and creators around the world to explore and build the future of voice-based experiences through construction and robotics play.

With in-skill purchasing, you can build a business on Alexa and make money with your skills. The first step in creating a premium experience is to find a reasonable use case, that brings value to your customers. In this blog post, we have summarized some inspirational use cases for you.

Welcome to Part 1 in our series on designing skills with in-skill purchasing (ISP)! Today we’ll explore the different types of in-skill purchases, how they might unlock new experiences for customers, and imagine how we might implement them.

Want to start building with Custom Interfaces, but don’t know where to start? To demonstrate the process for building a prototype, we created an Alexa-connected musical keyboard using the Alexa Gadgets Toolkit.